Seekers for Jesus. R.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
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Fourth Quarter 2020
Vol. 47, No. 4
R. H. BOYD, D.D., LL.D.
Founder (1896–1922)
H. A. BOYD, D.D.
(1922–1959)
T. B. BOYD JR., D.D.
(1959–1979)
T. B. BOYD III, D.D.
(1979–2017)
LaDonna Boyd, M.B.A.
President/CEO
David Groves, D. Min., Ph.D.
Director of Publications
Keaton Bell, B.BA.
Director of Finance
Steven Puckett, A.A.S.
Director of Operations
EDITORIAL STAFF
Olivia M. Cloud, M.R.E.
(Associate Editor)
Landon Dickerson, M.T.S.
Monique Gooch, B.A.
Joseph Tribble, M.Div.
Brittany Batson, B.A.
Sinclaire Sparkman, B.S.
Freida Crawley, B.S.
Carla Davis, B.A.
Writer
Kaitlyn Depoister
Seekers for Jesus is a quarterly written especially for young people ages 12 to 14. In addition to introductory material and biblical exposition, each lesson contains a section to help students apply the lesson to life. Questions are interjected to gauge students’ understanding of the material.
This lesson material is based on the International Uniform Sunday School Lesson Outlines, copyrighted by the Division of Christian Education, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission.
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture verses are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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God commands us to love one another as God loves us. This quarter begins with God’s laws requiring care and concern for the poor and needy, loving and embracing of the stranger, and the demands of love for one another in the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels. These sessions elaborate on themes of love for one another in the epistles of Paul and James and the expressions of love in the early formations of the church in Acts. The last unit examines God’s call in stories from the New Testament. The greatest call came to Jesus. Other calls in the New Testament led to the extension of Christian ministry into the known world.
UNIT I — OCTOBER
Unit I, “Inclusive Love,” has four sessions that center on love for the stranger, the poor, and enemies as well as divine love reflected in human life. First Samuel shows David’s love for others. Luke explores the teachings of Jesus regarding love for one’s enemies and Jesus’ Parable of the good Samaritan. First Corinthians explores the sermon on love from Paul’s writing, which depicts the height of human love coming from divine love.
UNIT II — NOVEMBER
Unit II, “Godly Love Among Believers,” contains five sessions. John elaborates on how believers love by serving and portrays Jesus’ explanation of the intertwining love of God for Jesus and for those who abide in Christ. First John clarifies the abiding love of God through the Holy Spirit, which makes it possible for us to love one another. Acts reveals the expression of the love of God in the formation of the early Christian community by the workings of the Holy Spirit. James tells of the love of neighbor as the fulfillment of the law of God.
UNIT III — DECEMBER